
Looking Up! Marasmiellus candidus
This is a small mushroom that is usually less than 2.5cm with a white stem with dark base. It grows on wood and the decaying branch that these mushrooms are on is about 4mm in diameter. An interesting and bright find on a winter walk in the forest.
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Marasmiellus candidus is easy to recognize by its small size, lignicolous habitat, widely spaced gills, and white color often staining pinkish.
Similar species: Agaricales

By gary fast
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2018. Captured Dec 29, 2018 13:54 in Hanks Beach, hanks beach cortes island, Canada.